AIA TAP Innovation Award Recipients Selected

  • Posted on

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community has developed the AIA TAP Innovation Awards to honor state of the art of the design, delivery and management of the built environment as enabled by advanced processes and technologies. TAP has spearheaded efforts to highlight case studies from the profession in the harnessing of Building Information Model technology and processes to further design, construction and project excellence. The AIA TAP Innovation Awards emphasizes how this array of new practices and technologies will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings … Read more

Filed under: News, Organizations, Projects

Construction Employment Increases Between March and April, AGC Reports

  • Posted on

Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April 2014 and April 2015 and in 30 states and D.C. between March and April, according to a recent analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that even as construction employment continues to expand, workforce shortages and infrastructure funding challenges threaten future growth. “The latest data show that construction is growing across most of the country but the gains remain uneven by month and state,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Construction employment grew faster than overall employment … Read more

Filed under: Economic News, News, OrganizationsTagged with:

OSHA Issues Final Rule to Protect Construction Workers in Confined Spaces

  • Posted on

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to increase protections for construction workers in confined spaces. People working in confined spaces, such as manholes, crawl spaces and tanks, face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocutions, explosions and asphyxiation. Last year, two workers were asphyxiated while repairing leaks in a manhole, the second when he went down to save the first — which is not uncommon in cases of asphyxiation in confined spaces. “In the construction industry, entering confined spaces is often necessary, but fatalities like these don’t have to happen,” said Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. … Read more

Filed under: eNews, Organizations

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle Headquarters Receives AIA Green Building Award

  • Posted on

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment have selected the U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Center South Building 1202 in Seattle, Washington, as the recipient of the Top Ten Plus award. The Top Ten Plus, now its third year, recognizes one past AIA COTE Top Ten Project Award recipient which has quantifiable metrics that demonstrate the true impact the sustainable design has achieved. The Federal Center South Building 1202, designed by ZGF Architects LLP and built by Sellen Construction, was selected in 2013 as a recipient of the AIA/COTE Top Ten Project Award … Read more

Filed under: News, Organizations

AGC Reports on Construction Employment Year-Over-Year, Month-to-Month

  • Posted on

 Even as construction firms added jobs in 41 states between March 2014 and March 2015, construction employment declined in 29 states and the District of Columbia between February and March, according to a recent analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that ongoing D.C. gridlock over how to pay for needed infrastructure improvements and declining demand for oil-related projects likely contributed to so many states shedding construction jobs last month. “While the year-over-year data remains relatively positive, it is troubling to see so many states losing construction jobs during the past month,” … Read more

Filed under: Economic News, News, OrganizationsTagged with: